Archive for 'humor'
Showdown: Chauvinist Humor vs. Racist Rhetoric
There’s some need for discussion about this feminism thing. I mean, contrary to popular belief, feminists don’t necessarily hate all men – or love all women, and equally importantly, feminists have a sense of humor. I mean, as matsu’s blog at MediaGirl (hat tip for the image) points out, “Make a racist joke to a [...]
Posted: October 23rd, 2007 under Civil Rights, Congress, ERA, Equal Rights Amendment, Other, United States, apples, black, candidate, chauvinism, chauvinist, citizens, civil rights act of 1964, color, discrimination, equality, feminism, feminists, gender, hatred, humor, injustice, institutionalized racism, jail, justice, law, men, minority, nation, national origin, oranges, politically correct, race, racial discrimination, racism, racist, rape, rape trial, religion, rhetoric, sense of humor, sex, sexism, sexual assault, slavery, the Other, white men, women, women's movement.
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Haha . . . not funny.
Feministing’s Weekly Feminist reader alerted me to F Word’s recent posting “Har Har,” in which Sara Anderson holds advertising exec Gerdien responsible for making a visual joke about the abuse of women by beating them with keyboards. Gerdien argues that since the ad was made by three women, it can’t be sexist, and states, “Because [...]
Posted: August 12th, 2007 under absurdity, abuse, advertisement, bitch, feminism, feminist, fuck you, funny, har har, humor, joke, offensive, sexism, sexist, violence, violence against women.
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Meta-Hipsters and the Effectiveness of Ironically Self-Mocking PopCulture
So, in between waiting for episodes of 30 Rock to download, I got to thinking. Why is it that I so love this TV show about a woman making TV shows, written, produced, directed, and starred in by a Tina Fey, a woman who makes TV shows? Is there perhaps something especially entertaining about entertainment [...]
Posted: June 17th, 2007 under 30 Rock, Andy Warhol, Comedy, El Chombo, El Mundo, Eminem, Macarron Chacarron, Magritte, Mia, Stick Figures on Crack, TV, Tina Fey, bloods, cartoon, clothing, consumer, cool, crack, cultural movement, culture, economics, entertainment, fashion, gang sign, hip, hipster, humor, irony, knife, meta, music video, old school, parody, pop culture, producer, psychology, reality, reality TV, retro, self-mocking, skinnycorp, slapstick, stereotype, stick figures, suburbia, subversion, t shirt, threadless, video game, violence, white kid, youtube.
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